Student Poster Contest Mar 20, Deadline to enter Springfield Old Capitol Art Fair 2009 poster contest. Open to Sangamon County students, grades 6-12. Submit one piece of artwork produced within the last year, any size or media. For info, www.socaf.org.
Ted Rall: Search and Destroy Feb 26-Mar 23, 11am-6pm Mon-Thurs, Exhibition of cartoons by syndicated columnist and political cartoonist, Ted Rall. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, Health & Sciences Building 201, One University Plaza. For more info, call 206-6506 or go to http://www.uis.edu/visualarts/Sit e/main.html.
Three Waubonsee Potters Mar 17-Apr 9, 8am-4pm, Joe Hernandez, Michelle Coakes and Shane Harris on exhibit. LLCC James S. Murray Gallery. Free. For info, call 786-2218.
Watercolor Workshop Mar 28-29, 9am-4pm, Accredited art teacher Priscilla Kluge teaches composition, color, design and technique painting real objects. Participants asked to bring cut flowers on Sat and a shiny and reflective object and something glass on Sun. Free, and open to public. Hoogland Center for the Arts. For more info, materials list and enrollment, email [email protected].
FILM & TELEVISION
War Made Easy Mar 23, 6-10pm, Exposes various strategies used by administrations to promote agendas from Vietnam to Iraq. Open discussion follows. Part of UIS Political Art and the Public Sphere Series run by Dr. Richard Gilman-Opalsky. Free. UIS Brookens Auditorium. For info, call 206-8328.
Art Association Film Festival Mar 22, 1pm and 4pm and Mar 24, 7pm. A Christmas Tale stars Catherine Deneuve and Mathieu Almaric who help director Arnaud Desplechin bring a dysfunctional family to life during the holidays. French with subtitles. $7 adults, $4 students with ID, free for UIS students with ID. Parkway Pointe Cinema, 3025 Lindbergh Ave. For more info, call 523-2631.
Movie Geeks Club Last Tues, 7pm, Watch classic, independent or foreign films you’re not likely to see in other theaters. Free. For info, call 391- 4503. Capital City Bar and Grill, 3149 Dirksen Pkwy. moviegeeksclub.blogspot.com.
Semi-Annual Film Day Mar 20, 6:30pm, Sherlock Holmes Society shows The Adventure of the Speckled Band at member homes. For info, call 546-8387 or 620-0042.
Special Screening Mar 23, 6pm, Preview of PBS primetime special “Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change” to be aired Apr 1. VFW Post 755, 2211 Old Jacksonville Rd.
Springfield/Central Illinois Film Commission Meeting Every third Thurs, 7-9pm, The Springfield/Central Illinois Film Commission has their meeting. Free, but food purchase requested. Ginger Asian Bistro, 3100 W. White Oaks Dr. For more info, call 816-2117 or go to www.springfieldfilmcommission.com.
CHILDREN’S CORNER
Fitacular Fun Fair Mar 28, 10am-3pm, Features interactive exhibits on fitness, nutrition and health-related services offered by local organizations, including hourly fitness demos, taste testings and fun walks at 11:30am and 1:30pm.
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